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Bills To Watch

Although all House bills have not even been numbered yet, and many are still not available online, legislative committees have begun the work of sorting them out. The Beacon Hill Beat will list bills in which our readers have interest and , when possible, link readers to the text of those legislative proposals. Here are some of the bills we're watching.

Medical marijuana
S-676 http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/st00676.htm.
H-2965 http://masscann.org/medicalbill1.htm (not available at the State House website yet)

Gambling
S-410 http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/st00410.htm
S-1964 http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/st01964.htm
H-542 http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/house/ht00542.htm
H-2792 - Not available online yet
H-2958 - Not available online yet

Initiative Process
S-362 http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/st00362.htm

Firearms
S-1294 (Firearm Identification Card Review Board) - http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/st01294.htm

S-1317 (good one clarifying some language) http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/st01317.htm

S-1326 (By Ms. Jacques, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.1326) of Cheryl A. Jacques, David P. Linsky, Cynthia S. Creem, Paul C. Demakis and other members of the General Court for legislation to extend the ban on assault weapons and further reducing gun violence in the Commonwealth.) http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/st01326.htm

S-1327 (Jacques and crew- ballistic fingerprinting) http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/st01327.htm

S-1350 (relative to the return of firearms to their rightful owners.) http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/st01350.htm

S-1359 (legislation relative to prohibiting the use of paint ball guns, bb guns, air rifles) http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/st01359.htm

H-217 (to change the issuing authority [GOAL sponsored]) http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/house/ht00217.htm

H-814 (Marie Parente, creating a 90-day grace period after expiration)
http://www.state.ma.us/legis/bills/house/ht00814.htm

H-3387 (reducing gun violence) text not yet online
H-3388 (licensing) text not yet online
H-3389 (faulty handguns) text not yet online


Info? Contact Curt Lovelace - 978-425-6278 - curt@lifeworkforum.org

BHB written from staff reports and the State House News Service.

 


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